Engine And Engine Cooling Problems of Toyota Tundra - part 2

While on vacation, approximately 400 miles from home, the engine dash light came on. The truck seem to be running fine but I did notice a different smell coming from the exhaust. I was able to return home and took it to the dealership as soon as possible. The dealership, stephen wade Toyota, contacted me and said that my driver side Cadillac converter had gone bad. They had no explanation of why it went out, but I would need a new one at $2,143. 15. I asked if the Cadillac converter was covered under any type of warranty and the dealership informed me that in utah it expired at 35,000 miles. Truck has 66,000 miles and regular maintenance has been performed on the vehicle. It seems extremely premature that a 2 year old vehicle with 65,000 miles would be experiencing a Cadillac converter failure.

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Vehicle & warranty details model: 2023 Toyota Tundra VIN: [xxx] mileage at failure: 34,658 miles warranty coverage: factory bumper-to-bumper (3 years / 36,000 miles) — active powertrain warranty (5 years / 60,000 miles) — active Toyota platinum extended warranty (7 years / 100,000 miles) — active maintenance: oil changes every 5,000 miles (better than Toyota’s 10,000-mile recommendation) symptoms & failure description engine suddenly shut off while driving at about 50 mph with my [xxx] and [xxx] in the truck, restarted once, then shut off again shortly after engine now barely cranks and will not start check engine light came on during initial failure no visible oil leak present strong burning smell, similar to burning brakes or friction prior to failure, noticeable hesitation on cold starts that cleared after a short time Toyota has diagnosed this issue as an engine seizure and are not honoring the remedy included in the rod bearing/oil starvation failures in 2022–2023 Tundra's with the 3. 5l twin-turbo v6 (engine code v35a-fts) symptoms consistent with Toyota recall 24v381, although this VIN is not yet listed on the recall typical failure includes: internal machining debris causing oil flow restriction, bearing damage, and eventual engine seizure without external oil leaks or loud noises information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

The contact owns a 2023 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle lost motive power. The message “engine power reduced – pull over immediately” was displayed. The contact was able to pull over to the side of the road. The contact stated that while attempting to restart the vehicle, there was smoke coming out of the passenger's side of the hood. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the engine had failed and needed to be rebuilt. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 28,361.

Whenthe truck is on cruise control and there is a need to pass a vehicle in the freeway; I lightly accelerate push the pedal then there is no response ( the vehicle hesitates for a second or two) ; and suddenly the engine revs up (and jerks the truck) and slams the transmission to start accelerating. I looked up this issue and realized that may be a common issue. This has happened in several occasions since I bought the truck last year, I drive my truck very carefully. I will bring this issue to the attention of the dealer.

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The contact owns a 2023 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated while driving 65 mph, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that the message “engine failure – pull over” was displayed after the failure. The contact pulled over to the side of the road; however, the vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the engine was blown. The dealer determined that the short block needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 42,000.

My 2023 Toyota Tundra experienced a complete engine failure at approximately 25,000 miles. The vehicle suddenly shut off while driving and had to be towed to the dealer, where technicians determined that the engine had seized due to a spun bearing and a broken connecting rod. Toyota replaced the short block under warranty. While I appreciate that Toyota covered the repair, I believe this failure is directly related to the same manufacturing defect that led to Toyota’s ongoing Tundra engine recall. However, my VIN was not included in that recall campaign. Based on the nature of the failure, timing, and identical symptoms reported by many other Tundra owners, it appears Toyota’s recall does not fully capture all affected engines. In my case, the dealership documented that the piston connecting rod broke apart and that the main bearing spun—issues consistent with the debris and machining defects referenced in Toyota’s recall. Rather than performing a complete engine replacement (as done for covered vins), Toyota only replaced the short block assembly, leaving other components potentially contaminated or compromised. This situation raises a broader safety concern: engine seizure at highway speeds poses a sudden loss-of-power risk that could lead to accidents. I urge NHTSA to investigate whether Toyota’s current recall scope is too narrow and to determine if additional Tundra engines—including mine—should be included.

I purchased the truck thinking it had 80k miles it’s was misrepresented by the dealer I got it from in reality it should’ve been 280k miles. I don’t have the money to go after them as I spent it on the truck and timing chains as well as some other repairs. They will likely flee the country if they find out I was to go after them anyway.

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Driving down the highway going about 80-85 mph and the engine just shuts offs. Get dash message to pull over engine has lost power. Rpm gauge is at zero (0). I eventually am able to pull over to the shoulder in which I shut the engine off. Tried to restart and engine wouldn't restart. After 5 min pass, I am able to start the truck back up and drive off. But now the confidence that my truck is safe to drive on the highway has been shot and I worry if I should even take it on the highway again. Took into local Toyota dealer to have it looked at and of course, service technician does not get any computer codes saying what happened. They could not duplicate the event, so they are putting me back in the truck with no explanation as to why it happened and if it will ever happen again. There was no true fix for this issue, just to bring it back it it happens again. The chances that if and when it does happen, there probably won't be a computer code again.

The engine seized up with 25,000 miles on it, on may 25th, 2025. I was not listed as under the engine recall, so they did a "short block" rebuild under warranty. I feel like this is insufficient and my vehicle should be under the recall for an entire new engine. My safety was put at risk because the vehicle shut down out of nowhere on a busy highway with narrow shoulders. I had to wait on the side of the road until a tow truck could get to me. Dealer confirmed it was seized up and ordered the short block replacement. No warning at all before the engine seized up.

The contact owns a 2024 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnormally loud knocking sound coming from the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the failure was not duplicated. The dealer performed an oil change. The contact stated that five days later the failure reoccurred. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an extremely loud knocking sound coming from the engine. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed with a failed crankcase which resulted in metal shavings in being found in the engine oil. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was advised that the repair was not covered under any special programs or warranty. The contact was informed that the failure was due to a pre-existing failure caused by flooding. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 4,596.

The contact owns a 2022 Toyota Tundra. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 24v381000 (engine and engine cooling); and the vehicle was taken to the dealer for the recall repair; however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool search not available.

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On may 20th, 2025 I was traveling in my 2022 trd pro Tundra 5. 5 hv. I was taking a left turn at a green light, when all of the sudden lights appeared on my dash saying “hybrid system malfunction, visit your dealer”. The car continued to function for approximately 1 minute, until the next light where it turned off. I tried to turn the vehicle back on, but it started to shake when it tried to start. At this point I was stuck at the light with traffic behind me, the engine had failed and the hybrid system had failed as well. I had to call 911 and request an officer to come assist, because I was blocking traffic. The vehicle had to pulled to a lot where I could unhook my boat that was in tow, and tow the truck to the beaver Toyota dealership. After arriving at the dealer and being there for over a week, I have been informed that they will be preforming a short block rebuild, because my truck is not listed in the 2022-2023 Toyota Tundra recall. Even though my truck experienced the same engine failure due to debris in the engine as all the 2022-2023 Tundras. My specific truck was not included in this recall because Toyota says the hybrid system would be able to move my car to a safe position if there was an engine failure. This was in fact not true because my hybrid system malfunction at the moment of the engine failure resulting in me stuck in the middle of the road blocking traffic having to call the police. Toyota needs to include trd pro hybrid owners in the 2022-2024 full block recall or face extensive legal action.

When you come to the complete stop if the ac on or not on the engine vibrate, and when I called Toyota dealership, there is no answers for it.

2024 limited, hesitation when pressing accelerator. There will be no power for some time. Then a sudden jolt of acceleration. The most memorable moments of this is when trying to turn left into a neighborhood while cross traffic is oncoming, trying to drive but the truck wont go. The indicator “add or replace oil” comes on even just after being to the dealer to have my 15000 mile service checkup. I have only had oil changes at the dealer. The trucks brand new and costs too damn much to not have the dealer take care of this. Can see blue/gray smoke out of the tail pipe - proving the engines burning oil. I pointed this out and took video while dropping it off at the dealer, they acknowledged. Frequent rough starts, not every one but 3 out of 5, always accompanied by the smoke. Shifting is far too rough. From a stop to easing on the accelerator there is a large knock, smacking into gear. This isnt always accompanied by the hesitation either. The rough shifting occurs at highway speeds too. The dealership has had my truck 3 days tomorrow and the only information they give me is; “ the technician cant fix it without having to talk (back and forth {like phone tag}) directly with the engineers. ” the only recall is for moisture accumulation in the reverse lights.

The vehicle has acceleration hesitation. Sometimes when trying to go from a complete stop the vehicle is almost dead and doesn’t move then it feels as if the “clutch was popped “ in a manual but it is an automatic.

At random times, from a dead stop, there is a significant ‘dead pedal’ issue with my truck when I try to accelerate. This is is followed by a huge surge in power to catch up and it lurches forward. It’s very inconsistent and worries me about turning out into regular traffic at times.

I have so many problems with my truck and the surging engine as well as squealing brakes, lane assist is disabled but comes on and jerks the truck out of my lane and it's impossible to steer almost causing me to crash numeroys times. Every time I try to get the engine replaced which I've been waiting over a year and I was in phase 2 and every Toyota dealership tells me something different. I can't even sell this truck privately because it needs a new engine. I have 25,300 miles as of today and I've had it in the shop so many times and they say they can't find anything wrong with it. The headliner fell down onto my head and took it in for service and I got it back worse because they broke all the clips that hold the interior headliner in place and it's hanging down. Every time I bring it in for something they tell me the parts are not available but what they're doing is trying to make me run out of my warranty which is in 2 months. They're trying to sell me an extended warranty but they can't even fix anything that's under warranty right now. I really need your help here because there's so many other issues that I haven't even gone over. Everything is misaligned on this truck and they can't fix it my rear passenger door never latched correctly and they don't know what to do they just give it back to me the same way and I have small children that sit back there but they claim they don't know how to fix it.

The truck has a very pronounced hesitation to accelerate after slowing down or coming to a stop. Example: slow down, come to a stop at a stop sign and then accelerating to start moving. This situation happens daily and almost on every occasion after slowing or stopping. It has gotten worse over time and this issue has put me and my family in very dangerous and scary situations as the truck does not accelerate promptly and oncoming traffic is getting closer. It really has made me concerned to drive my truck and feel unsafe doing so, especially with my family.

Hesitation going from stop to start. Have been put in numerous unsafe conditions with it hesitating coming out of a stop almost getting t boned.

Acceleration hesitation every time I push the accelerator.

Periodic sluggish gas pedal response. Often from a stop when pressing the gas pedal the truck lurches a little forward then slows down as if I took my foot off the pedal right after pressing it. Nearly got rear-ended a couple times.

Only had the truck for 3 weeks, I'm starting to feel a lag when accelerating. I thought it was just the turbo lagging, but it may be the gas pedal communicating as I barely ease into it.

While merging from a stop or slow roll, once the accelerator is pushed the vehicle hesitates for 3-5 seconds. Once the vehicle starts powering up it lurches forward and you have to stop accelerating to keep control.

When getting on the gas from a complete stop the engine hesitates to get going. I use sport mode and it helps lessen the effects.

Occasionally, upon coming to a stop or from the stopped position the vehicle briefly hesitates when trying to accelerate cause the vehicle to aggressively jerk once the vehicle begins to accelerate, sometimes leaving you in the middle of an intersection or in a dangerous situation in traffic due to unresponsive acceleration inputs.

Consistent hesitation with throttle application, usually from a standstill.

Engine hesitation. When I go to accelerate there is a noticeable lag/hesitation before power is applied.

First I had my engine replaced in may 2025 under the recall and service advisor informed me it would be about 3 days before they completed the engine swap and it had to sit to make sure there were no leaks anywhere and in less than 24 hrs the called me and told me my truck was all done. I went to pick my truck up they had it waiting in the service line with the engine running, I heard a strange ticking noise coming from under my hood that sounded like a lawnmower engine, the service tech tells me that is normal with the replacement engines which is absolutely false. Being a woman they tell me I don't know what I'm talking about. I got frustrated and got in my truck and when I came to the first stoplight when the light turned green and I stepped on the gas pedal, my truck would not move, after about 5 seconds it surged forward and then again wouldn't move, then again my truck surged forward with a loud thud in the rear like somebody hit me from behind. It feels like it isn't kicking into gear and also my steering wheel was not centered when they swapped the engine so I have to hold my steering off to one side for my truck to drive straight. This has been a nightmare for me and Toyota refuses to acknowledge there is anything wrong. I've also been waiting for 7 months to get my front brakes fixed under the TSB and all they say is we don't have parts available, meanwhile they're building new trucks with new brake pads, rotors and calipers before taking care of the people waiting months and months? they try and wait until your warranty runs out so I have to pay for the fix. Please help. Thank you, lisa gordon.

Delay acceleration hesitation.

The contact owns a 2022 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 70 mph, the check engine warning light illuminated, and the messages “low power mode” and “see dealer” were displayed on the instrument cluster before the vehicle stalled. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle and had the vehicle towed to a local dealer. The dealer diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the engine control software had failed and reinstalled a "mechanic" software solution. The contact stated that the vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 24v381000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was repaired; however, the contact was advised by the dealer that the engine recall would be completed in phases, and the VIN was not part of the current phase of repairs. The manufacturer was informed of the failure, and the agent informed the contact that the recall would run through 2029, or if the vehicle exceeded 100,000 miles, the recall repair would not be performed. The failure mileage was 82,170.

Anytime I come to a yield/traffic circle and do not have to come to a complete stop, when I push the accelerator there is a hesitation and then the truck lurches forward. It happens quite often when I slow down to 5mph give or take before accelerating again. I would estimate it has happened 50 times since I have owned the truck which I bought with 300 miles on it.

Accelerator hesitates when pressing the accelerator at almost a complete stop.

My engine was replaced under the recall at 75,000 miles. One day and less than 100 miles later, the engine lost motive power on the upgrade side of an overpass on the highway at 75 mph. The vehicle slowed so quickly that if other vehicles would have been near, it undoubtedly would have caused an accident. I had it towed to the shop and they are investigating the problem. I also called Toyota corporate hq and notified them about the problem.

Vehicle hesitates/loses power on take of from a stop started happening about 2 months ago 3/1/2025. Which causes the care to stop at intersections making it a huge risk to the passengers and other cars. Then last week the car had a low oil light. Dropped vehicle off at dealer they found no leaks or issues and added oil to the car and said to drive for another 1k miles and bring it back.

Vehicle was accelerating down hill when engine stopped light came on stop in a safe place. I could not accelerate the gas or control the steering vehicle glided halfway to the side of the road before stopping. Engine stopped completely when exiting the vehicle smoke was coming out of the front hood. I could not shift the vehicles gears the system was completely locked up. Steering power low light came on. Engine stopped light came on. Tried to contact roadside assistance no one came for over 3 hours. Neighbors called a police officer and they had to tow it due to it being in an unsafe location (blocking traffic on a two lane road) without street lights. Vehicle was towed to marietta Toyota dealership.